Abstract

Travelling criminals have been a challenge to UK law enforcement agencies since the 1800s. However, physical and virtual mobility has accelerated exponentially since the 1970s, transforming crime trends. In the UK, crime has become increasingly international, with internet-based crime outstripping more traditional categories. This study provides empirical evidence of the level of foreign nationals committing crime in the UK. Further, using practitioner surveys and questionnaires, it describes 4-methods of information/ intelligence sharing by law enforcement personnel. Analysing these trends, the presentation argues that law enforcement agencies are failing to respond sufficiently quickly to the challenges of 21st century mobility and suggests more radical options.

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS

Stuart Kirby

Stuart Kirby is Professor Emeritus of Policing and Criminal Investigation at the University of Central Lancashire (UK). He is a chartered psychologist, who has authored two books and over 70 academic articles on subjects relating to policing, serious organised crime, and the reduction / investigation of crime. His first career was with the Lancashire Police (UK), retiring as Detective Chief Superintendent in command of the Specialist Crime and Operations Division (comprising terrorism, serious crime investigation, forensics, and intelligence). During that period, he acted in many roles, including Senior Investigating Officer, Critical Incident Commander, hostage negotiator and offender profiler. Upon leaving the police he moved into academia and consultancy. He regularly acts as an advisor to police chiefs and oversight organisations in the UK. He has also presented on various matters to police agencies across North America, China, India, UAE and Europe.

Dr Becky Phythian

Dr Becky Phythian is a Reader in Policing at Edge Hill University (UK), with an academic background in psychology. In 2021, she was awarded a UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowship to explore international law enforcement information exchange between the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, the United States of America and Canada. The project is supported by national and international partners in industry, law enforcement and academia. Previously, she was seconded to Lancashire Constabulary’s Evidence Based Policing Research Hub and has conducted research with various criminal justice agencies, including an analysis of user perspectives of the UK’s Police National Database (a national data warehousing platform).

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